Colombia Proposed National Law: rights of rivers
In 2024, a law to give Colombian rivers legal rights by giving enhanced protection to rivers with ecological and cultural significance was proposed.Read More →
NGO
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which one or more of the initiators is a non-governmental organization whose NGO status can be verified on the Internet (e.g., NGO website or news source).
Society of Wetland Scientists Declaration: Protection of the Lake Ohrid Ecosystem
In 2018, a civil society declaration was signed, calling for actions to protect the Lake Ohrid ecosystem, including pollution control and Ramsar status.Read More →
XI FOSPA Mandate: Declaration of the Rights of the Amazon
In June 2024, the Mandate of the XI FOSPA called for the recognition of the Amazon as a subject of rights, while advocating for Amazonian Indigenous sovereigntyRead More →
Ecuador Management Plan for Protected Areas of Galapagos Good Living
In 2014, the Management Plan for Protected Areas of Galapagos Good Living included the respect for Rights of Nature as a guiding principle for management.Read More →
Bontoc Declaration: Stewardship and Sacred Responsibility
The Bontoc Declaration affirmed the commitment of over 60 indigenous leaders in the Philippines to defend the rights of nature and protect ancestral domains.Read More →
Serbia Proposed National Law: Rights of Rivers
On April 15, 2025, Earth Thrive presented the completion of a drafted National Rights of Rivers legislation in Serbia.Read More →
Bern Convention Complaint: Mining in Bosilegrad and Homolje (Serbia)
In October 2022, the Serbian NGO Earth Thrive submitted a formal Complaint to the Bern Convention on Rights of Nature violations of mining in the Homolje regionRead More →
Bern Convention Complaint: Jadar lithium mine (Serbia)
In September 2021, the Serbian NGO Earth Thrive submitted a formal Complaint to the Bern Convention on rights of nature violations from the Jadar lithium mine.Read More →